A literature review of titanium metallurgical processes

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 108, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 177-188

  Zhang, Wensheng ^a   Zhu, Zhaowu ^a   Cheng, Chu Yong ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Titanium; Titanium dioxide; Titanium pigment

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COST REDUCTION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HYDROMETALLURGY; ILMENITE; LEACHING; METALS; OXIDE MINERALS; PYROMETALLURGY; SLAGS; SOLVENTS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS; CURRENT TECHNOLOGY; HYDROMETALLURGICAL PROCESS; LITERATURE REVIEWS; LOW ENERGY CONSUMPTION; METALLURGICAL PROCESS; THERMO CHEMICAL PROCESS; TITANIUM PIGMENTS;

SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

EID: 79957991633     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2011.04.005     Document Type: Article

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